St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-08
BEHIND THE BARS.
The Saltwater Penitentiary Fur
nishes Little Social News,
But Here Is a Batch of Personals
About the Inmates.

III the histories of the prisoners i'm the
saltwater penitentiary could be written
out III detail there would be enough of
the marvellous and horrible to weave
some of the widest stories that were
ever penned. There is blackness and
crime and monstrOus iniquities which
would appal the stoutest heart. But it
Is doubtful if such reading would be
pleasant for the average newspaper
patIon. Stlll, some personal mention
Oh Ihe more prominent of the prisoners
VIII prove of interest. A GLOBE re-
porter, during the tour of the peniten-
llary lew days ago, made few notes.
and herewith transcribes them:
Harriet Burner, the Minneapolis pro-
cureSS, who was sentenced to the state
prison on March 81, 1885, for three wears
Tor administering poison with intent to
lhJure another, occupies a cell in the
seriously ill.
Thomas Hanley, the St. Paul black
smith, who is under a life sentence for
murder, is employed in the blacksmith
shop OF the car company, and is quiet
and industrious.
camille Roy, who murdered the hus-
band of Asilda Beandry, of Marshall
county, with an ak, and who was sent
up Tor life with the woman, his par
amour, has the consumption, and will
not I'VE out a very long term.
Sophia Rapp, who, with her husband,
frank Rapp,and brother, Frank Lantern
Schlager, was sentenced Oct. 10, 1875,
for life for the murder of the Lich
woman, mas had her sentence committed
by Gov. Hubbard, and will be out ON
Oct..6 OF this year. Mrs. Raft worked in
the family of Warden Reed for a num-
Der OF years, but is now prisoner in
the female department.
turner" who is under time SEN
tence for embeZZlement from Dyer &
Howard, is clerk in the car cOmpanv's
office. and has had good re cord ever
since his Incarceration.
L.: L. CchOonmaker, the young man
too handy with his pen, is serving a
two years sentence from Win0na
county, and will be out Oct. 26, 1887. He
mad previously served term at Wau-
pun for forging. He is now in the Car
conpany's Office with good prison rec
Org. a pen design of Home, Sweet
Home, with rustic letters, birds in nest
in center, and pansies and other flowers
IN wreath below, is masterpiece of art
from his hand. 1t is to be presented to
the prison library and sold by tickets to
be drawn for when sufficient number
are sold.
w. A. Luits, who was sentenced
for two years for obtaining goods
under false pretenses at Minneapolis,
put who was pardoned by Gov. Hubbard
In about ten months, is now under two
years sentence from Stevens county
for larceny: He is an excellent penman
and is employed in the Car company's
0fficfs Edward Davey, sentenced for
life fr,,m Wabasha county for murder.
works IN the cell room. From the date
OF sentence, Jan. 90, 1879, until 1883 his
record is bad, but since then he has been
fairly good, though he has the reputa-
ton 81 being crank at the prison.
. Frank Ropp, who, with his wife and
her brother, was sentenced for life for
the Lick murder, will be out on Hub
bard's pardon Oct. 6. He has been quiet
and unotfensive, but is terribly broken
in health.
Andrew Johnson, from Watonwan
for life May II, 1874, is one of the oldest
lifers in prison. He is not fit for work,
and has been placed in the storeroom
and runs the knitting machine.
George Lattenschlager, who was SEN
fenced from st. Paul for the Lick muir
der, will be out Oct 6neXt, having served
little over ten years on q life sentence.
lie works in the hard wood shop. He is
not by any means tanned by his confine-
ment, and swearS vengeance on c. ID.
O'Brien when he gets ont, who, he says,
forged some of the evidence in his case
fol. which he will have him prosecuted.
Robert Younger, who has served ten
and one-half years, is IN poor health.
He is clerk of the storerOom, but is in
the hospital at present. He has studied
medicine some since his Incarceration,
and has a clean page since the first day
of his continen elt il behavior.
Mary Weisher, who was sentenced
Nov. %, 1880, for life, from lie Sueur
county, for the murder of her husband,
had her sentence committed Dec. &, 1886,
to ten years. She worked for a number
of years in the family of Warden Reed,
and was outside the prison daytimes.
She is now prisoner in the female de-
partment.
John Beaver, the oldest lifer at the
prison, was sent from st. Cloud for
killing his wife fifteen years ago, when
he found her in bed with another man.
He is too old to work, and does odd
chores about the yard. He has no money
or friends, and the pardon mill has
therefore never ground his griSt.